title: [Comorbidity in cardiac pathology: clinical-organizational and epidemiological problems].
abstract: Scientific (analytical) approach directs researcher to the study of nosology in isolated native view. The phenomenon under consideration- comorbidity becomes significant and to a substantial degree is able to affect all aspects of the process of medical care. This is shown in this review along such directions as frequency of overt or concealed comorbidity or real state of the problem; magnitude of intracardiac and extracardiac comorbidity; difficulties of diagnostics and treatment arising with comorbidity; problems of validity of statistical (and epidemiological) side of the matter; value of social and organizational aspects of patients care in situations when comorbidity is present.
authors.affiliation: Izhevsk State Medical Academy, ul. Kommunarov 281, 426034 Izhevsk, Russia.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Dimov
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Maksimov
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D015897:Comorbidity / Q000639:trends; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016019:Survival Analysis